{
  "id": 19800797,
  "title": "Personal data of startup support program participants leaked in cyber attack",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-cyber-19800797",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-13T11:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/20261113/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-cyber-attack"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The personal data of 20,028 individuals, including 818 participants of a government-backed startup support program, has been compromised in a recent cyberattack targeting an AI solutions company, the South Korean startups ministry announced on Friday. The breach, detected on Wednesday, exposed the names, phone numbers, and email addresses of the affected service users.\n\nThis incident follows a similar data leak in June, where personal information of 5,000 participants of the startup program was stolen in another hacking attack. The ministry had previously outlined security measures in July to enhance the program's defenses and thwart future intrusions.\n\nMinister of SMEs and Startups Lee So-young addressed the incident during the launch of the program's second cohort in Seoul on October 20.",
  "summary": "Personal information of participants of a government-backed startup program has been leaked following a cyber attack against a company supporting the program, the startups ministry said Friday. The artificial intelligence solutions company detected a hacking attack on Wednesday, which compromised the personal data of 20,028 people, including 818 participants of the startup support program,…",
  "key_points": [
    "Breach detected on Wednesday, exposing names, phone numbers, and email addresses.",
    "Ministry announced security enhancements in July to prevent future intrusions."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Repeated breaches targeting the government-backed program expose critical vulnerabilities in the ministry's security measures despite recent efforts to fortify defenses against persistent hacking attempts.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Personal data of startup support program participants leaked in cyber attack",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/personal-data-of-startup-support-program-participants-leaked-in-cyber",
        "published": "2026-11-13T09:23:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}